Jackson, IN housing market
Home prices around Jackson have risen about 59% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Jackson compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 59% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Jackson rose 59% over the past 5 years, faster than across Indiana (53%). Last year prices rose 3.5%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Indiana since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +3.5% | +115% | +126% |
| 2024 | +22% | +108% | +117% |
| 2023 | −9.5% | +71% | +106% |
| 2022 | +28% | +89% | +90% |
| 2021 | +9.2% | +48% | +65% |
| 2020 | +6.1% | +36% | +48% |
| 2019 | +0.3% | +28% | +42% |
| 2018 | +16% | +27% | +34% |
| 2017 | +7.2% | +9.5% | +26% |
| 2016 | −3.3% | +2.1% | +20% |
| 2015 | +0.4% | +5.6% | +16% |
| 2014 | −1.1% | +5.2% | +13% |
| 2013 | +3.1% | +6.4% | +10% |
| 2012 | −4.2% | +3.2% | +9% |
| 2011 | +2.8% | +7.7% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | +0.1% | +4.7% | +12% |
| 2009 | −1% | +4.6% | +14% |
| 2008 | −2% | +5.7% | +17% |
| 2007 | −5.7% | +7.8% | +18% |
| 2006 | +5.3% | +14% | +16% |
| 2005 | −6.3% | +8.5% | +14% |
| 2004 | +2.9% | +16% | +10% |
| 2003 | +4.6% | +13% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | −1.4% | +7.6% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | +9.2% | +9.2% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 47348, 47336, 47338, covering 84% of Jackson’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Jackson and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | — | +3.5%† | $960 | — | $68,750 |
| Niles | — | +22.2%† | $960 | — | $65,750 |
| Licking | — | +3.3%† | $960 | — | $47,103 |
| Dunkirk | $140K | +1.5% | $970 | 1 | $46,339 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $960
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Jackson is $960 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $690 · 4 bedrooms $1,520
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (47336, 47338, 47348; Wells County, IN HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.